Tractor-equipment combination



Nov. 3, 1931. F. yYOUNG. ET AL l 1,830,417

TRAGTORv EQUI PMENT COMBINATION Filed March 19. 1928 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 vwentozs INNOV# 3, 1931- F. 1 YOUNG ET AL 1,830,417

TRACTOR EQUIPMENT COMBINATION Filed March 19, 1928 5 Sheets-.Sheet 2 O O L@ l m A o o N o u o m n (Y l $5 o# om Q, u ln N Q G A N w g y .1 V j arroz my Nov. 3, 1931. F. l.. YOUNG ET AL 1,830,417

CTOR' EQUIPMENT COMBINATION ""2 Filed March 19, 192s 5 sheetsfshevet 5 een NW3; 1931?; e

Q'Tlfii'sI 'invention'relates'totractoi Winches y. fluidipartiularly tosiich Winches of. the'donl Y Winches;J

Y, 'Anotherobjectfofthe'inyention is the pro'- ductionfy of tractoz': Win'chfcombinatin wherein 'both the 'tractor' transmission *and the ".belt' pulley shaft :are -ntilized asi` driving means for Winches'andfare subjectedtoa "fr reereverseinoiementQ y j i Ajstilll further Iobj ect [of the nyentioirfis 1 j the production-.of an extension gear' shaft 'Qeiitiolfor-theitractprfwhich 'may be tiilzed fany piirpose desiablefinfcnn tion With in'diistrial'tractorequipment; still' fiirther object 'offrtheinvention-,is theA p iodnotion 'of the'gwinch fdrnm. combined fWithL tractor- Wheelfi siich amanner that .the Wheel maybe;gntilizedfto` transport'dra-g nine, cable in theme @if the tractor andfmy be' capable Yoi.' operation as ya'fyiinc'h the tractoris; stationary.` t AV further c` l` "ject""l ofv the "inventionfislithe "provision in al combination ofthe type vspeciffed, orfin any other eonnectioniemploying industrial tractor'equipinent, of a'jack Wliic'h is carried by the housingof'ftli'eitractofxcn- .tiniionsly an'dalways ready/ for use in' slipsporting4 the V tractor sli,gi;htly elevated above A further obj ect of thef invention' isf the Y pilec'tioiie ofi deteilsjin an, XtGDSHQ gear 'shi'ft frcontrol'forfthe tractor whereby upon f a Change. ,OfV Peris.; a' VAmetflflelfltl" Ofz the "gear llever may be ac"y omplisli fromiiewy anyonef` t `gearmeshtrai position t i other objects,efyeiieinvepeon'ewiii,keine- @Meinem ,Assem .zo

par-ts'fth'rougliont the several iigures of the draW-ingsi n"which,i 'i lfisa'plan vieW'o the Winch combinajtiong'thetractor WinchWheel being shown in A-s'eetoll V2 an 1 elevation of one end" of the trajtztor` equipped With Ithe 'Winch combina`vltiogfthe'winch Wheel bei-n'gfrei'novedforV the 'purpose of more clearly" showing thel jack and etXensiongearcontrolg v f 3 is v 'a' 'vertical section Winchwh'eel. Q L A e '-'Fig 4 5 :is anelevationof justithos'e partsA of 'th'efwinch' fcombination showing the jack through the ymounting'andillustratingthe'idle position @unitary controlr iso Ythat? Whenonefwinch ,y is

'of'thi's jack, andy Figs. f5', 6 and 7 are semifdiafgrammaticlviews illustrating the several positions of the Jp'a'rtsv of y'the extension 1 gear shift :controlfwhe @fd-Sire@ f' if For f the (purpose: 'ofj'clearness- 'of descrip- `tion,l thetractor jwinfch combination may; be

nA dilierent gear "positions Like reference characters indicat'eflike fsaidftofcomprise fanumber of 'assemblies` and theseWill--Qbeldescribedfinfdetailin their order given below, r and'ffthe individua-lf' functions vthereofare pointed out after which a recital their@ conjoint use will 'be given. f i f Folloyvingfthis, itwill belpointedout' how the severalfassemblies may beused 'alone or incombinationfwithreach other'or' with other 's'ultsijs -f The 'several/ assemblies `are l. Th'ereerf endiwinch assembly. .i 2: The tracztorjtv'ir ic`zlrWheelE assembly.

3. The extension gearj shift'assembly. Y' fThe assembly'. i fi "Tliereaportion ofthe Fordson tractor, f tle tractorselfeeted for the vpurpose of 4illus-l 'eqiiipmentjto'prodncenewl and beneic'ial re- A tration, -compris"esa' differential housing 10"- fandl-exlehoi'isin'gsil and'lQ, Which are bolt- A:ed f toltlie dilerentiallhousing. 'A'v Winding Ispool '13isjournaledinside 'frames-14'Jand'15,

'which relcnectedby cross angles 16 and 17,;

to the differential housing Lby;attachingangles 1:8*nie'fv fofijfwhieh is Lshown clearly in 2" The :Winding-'spool lis provided-at y withl alf/brake"19,-andatjitsjother end loo l .frhechub so'ffs Ved inv bearings vin the side frames is a coun-4 -tershaft 21, slidably mounted upon which is f 5 the'pinion 22, which'is thrown intoand out Vof mesh with the-gear 2() by means offshift alever23 acting-'through the'coupling 24` andi Ysprocket lying'underl the guard'27 which 1` sprocket is keyed `on the end of the counter the other hand, pulling Vof f tubing requires shaft 2l. An extensionclutch .control 28is providedfor `cutting oif the'lpower atits source-4.14: 1

The 'details of therear endwinch; are-of 'small importance in thiscombination of Y winch elements. Any rear end `winch `would operate E in the combination quite fas well as the one just described; and indeed affront endiwvhich isequally available as will be appreciated. vThedescription"givenof the rear :endwinch is necessary only towassist in pointing out the conjoint use of the severalv elements of this winch combination.

,It will, be appreciated, however, andl 'dis-K tinctly understood that one ofthe Vprincipal *objects of thelinventionis-the ability .to use j .these -standardjtypes of rear end Winches known as the Myers, in this combination, and `that one whohas the Myers winch in use may a f-'convert tinto Ya combination ofthe kind coveredby vthis description V'by' purchasing onlyfthe additional parts. V In -thatrespect 3 i this invention is. unique in that' itiA is `made up 4.of units which havefcomplete individual func'- tions Yof their 'ovvn,1fand are only brought tof'getherl in a new. relationship toacco1nplish -the unitary purposeof providing a .drag line tractorf having Y ample g y winch :combination lsp'ool capacity.`V Y c f In Vthe use of-.aftractorfwinch for drag :line'workdtisa problem ofobtainingample .spool'capacity'on;l the separate-drums The' outhaulcable to'A be yused*int-he work-is usual- --ly of srnall tdimension,V but' thereg-must be enough of it to permit'itslreaching overan extended distance to a' turning'fsheave beyond the work, as well `as:'enoughftocome back veyingi 0f vmatferial.

Drag linework vha'sbe'en. tractor t,

Winches, but ithaslbeen necessary to cut down the Vspoolfcapacity ofthe two drums to such van extent that ,only Yaf small Vdrag linejo'b can ybe accomplished. VThe spool capacity tractor wheels-f l the drum iof theouthauling lineone off the arenaria "are :haberme i standard Fordsontractor'wheel and ismounti .ed Qnthefrator in the .Seme 'melilla- 1? is provided wthfa sleeve 3,1, fitting thesplined TVV je winchV vby thevbelt pulley shaft of the tractorithrough Y p Y to the bottom of the 4-wel-lg--ishing for lost YAgain, l a stouter cablev wears-r afgreat deal tothe shovel'or` bueketemployed in the conf the tractor and Vfor this purpose a jack isopro- .vided .be hereinafterl described whereby the cover 4:0 maybe removed from 1thevvlieellafnd the remaining parts left; susfpeiid'ed'v in outf"ofcontacuwitli the ground.V The opfpsitewheel the tractor is 13G V1,830,417. f 'Y cables Yupon aY single winch in an industrial field. Y For*instance inthe. oil field, bailng 'of wells requires a long length of cable to-reach vtools VVVdemands the same type of cable. @nk

'only'a short 'lengthof stouter cable.` yPulling off rods Amight be classiiiedwith the| 'pulling 80 '.oftubing, although the strain on a relatiiely short line Aof. lrods 'wo'uld" demand al sinall'er cable than -arelatively longflinefof rods.

.more than a smaller cable when woundfupon rthe saniesize of spool.: Therefore, itwill be xappreciated.,thatan oilop'ierator is anxiousto secure Ya facility for using ,di'erent' sizesof cable/ in his kworl, 'dependent upon the various conditions and useis'to which hisfeniip-V `ment .isy placed. Theequipmentof atractor with awinchA and with .wheels of the type ,just described willV enabley oiliope'ratorzto Obtain the. facilitywhichlhe demands in the useof .thisi'type of equipment.V

Aals@1h24swahiliti" Of' Obtaining by' useA 'Of 'different sifzes-of'sprockets a pullof greater or lessf degree, dependentA upon'y the demands ,ofrthefjohr rltfis mounted in a convenient vp-laceongthetractor land the tractor with it equipped may be... adequately anchored. Y

Y l v 411o lThe wheel drum shown to rtheleft in Fig.

, 1 is adnrirablyl adapted forthe purposes of theouthaul line. .Thef diameter ofthe drum ',insuresfa high speed onthe'linewhich is de- ,fTlie residual"requirement that thesetwo `drums,shall `befsubject yto a unitary control whereby when the powered drum is inactive and free-tolreverse, theiwheel druin' will be .i in position toy act and when the wheel drum is inactiivfeand free to reverse,V thel Vpowered drinnfwill'be active.v Y l, 1 A Y .It will be obvious that the wheeldrum attains its power through 'the transmission of Y v y95 Y Drag'llnework'nlikeinamiermakes'varyfing ydemands .upon vrthe equipment employed Vfor itfflhere is alwaysV apowei line yto be ,wound upon the main spool, and theconstruc- `,tion of the Myers Winch-described herein is admirablyladapted forsuchV 'a power.. cable.

- Spokes-35 connect-the hub with the.-rim-;3.5y

, which: is tin" channel 'orm,i; the; inner .legy 38 of the` channeli beingflonger-n than the,` outer f leg 237. A cover 40 is'attached'to. 1theleg 38- Vby` means-of the bolts :39, andtheout'erendof thegcover :isz-supportedupon` the edge; ofi-the y f l'llhespacebetween' the rim" and cover' con 20 stitutes--a-gcompartment-.fer thercable iliand itew-illfbe appreeiatedfthat the-rim 36 has suitable fmeans for permitting, th/l attachment .of

the; cable; wherebythe rim: can be employed as'adrum when the cogverAOgis` removed.v It 25V is also provided ,with,.suitableg-means- 'for clamping the freer,endjoftthe-cable,l .@Tle

' means for/clamping the ends ofthge-cable are conventional and are'V not shown .the draw;-

ings-.:-"l`-he cover, isbracedy byrleats 42: at-

Y 30 tachedthereto-vbya rivets-these-,rivetjs being counter-fsunkin the cover; whereby Qthey; do j not constitute` any obstructions tothe cable :in-the applying ofthe cover-to therim;

Itzwill be appreciatedhat the wheel-.drum justdescribed'when` thel cover-is-.in place fcon'- stitntes y a wheel-for the tracto,1f-fand,,l can.- Abe useda's: such inithe ordinary use ,toA which the Vtractor:is-put.-v Itmight begemployed ,onfboth vf sides of;y the tractor-and vwould A beI foundfparfi o tieularlyaisefulliii-*connection z with,l a-tra'ctor n equipped- ,with `a winch; t sinceri-it ,would ena-ble ffthegwinch e userv tof.carry.y with lhimfcable of various sizes for use on thejwin'ch 1nA dlierent worlrwhich-.he-liastodo.1511 2 45 In orderthatthe ltwo Winches befalf. represents the p ositionof vthe parts when the ternately-V placed ,underz power and; controlled v`from a: unitary means, provision-is made lfor l the movementfofthe tractor.gear--shifhdever ati the' fsame time :that .the pinionQ2-is movedy wunderthe-influencebffthe lever 23.- ,While agnnmb'er. of.` mechanisms might be devised 1. for this-purpose, there is Show-I1 in :the-i dra-Wr y;-, ings one which comprises a belhlcrankfl riveted at 4411 the rupper-.CreSeeing-2:16,lfasd ssfhaving yone varm V41:5 Vproyided;with 1an-elongated-.slot 46', adapted to receive ,a-,projeetion lg 47 romthecoupling, It will be appre- -ciatedthat this-projection 427. may be mounted p and vthe coupling willjcausetheroclring/.of @hebbe/l1; @rank1 durn.' Y pinion-22.?-v f; Y i, i 'Tlerivet/1re'S-meilA "iff-1P; rising fromy the angle 16, The

'rchanged'in pesitiomand the spring 55 has been' changed'to a compression spring when thebelll .isprovidedat its endt with a Ineansfo-rconmeeting,aJ link-.49 which in turn isfuniversailly; connected at50 to .aneye bolt lfwheh APasses through -the LIPPE-1f @11d ofthe shift lever 52: ofathetractonand is heldfto 4 ,siich shifttv lever.; gby ,means of'. the lock nuts 513.a-Ildfl.- Y y f e i LI-twilll bei-appreciated that-.the shift lever of vthe,tractor shownin Fig. .lis in reverse posi? tion but that it will be moved yinto, neutral position. which fis Iindicated by the letter N, in-saidigure, Aandthat ,withthe part/s in positionshown, the lshiftlever will move from reverse' tonentral as-the pinion 22 is. moved from inactiveytomeshedposition with the gear-or" the winclnand further that4 upon a 69 Inovfenrent: offtlregear. from tmeshed position, the shift-lever-will be movedsintoreverse. Tio accomplish-this, afspring 55 tending to pull theleyerf in Vthe .-directionof'the arrow is 8b provided` one endo, whichnvisattachedto the Ytractorf,,at-,56,whilel the other end is at- Ataehedlto a yoke on-theeye boltstraddling thesliift,'lever. If lthe spring 55 were one tending to throw the shiftilever, in-av direc- 90 tion-oppositetol-that.ofthe arrow, itwill be y. appreciated'f4 that the f shift .lever will assume yal1/active position insecond gear, the positionbeing, indicate'dibythe numeral 2-'on the idrawingsf.

51.113, vis'desirable different' characters of `drag line-work tovary ,the VSpeed ofthe outv hauling. line dependent upon-the power required'- in. rits operation., Inbrder that all Athe speeds of thetractor transmission maybe made, available, Lthey pivot 44. is made interchangeable in( position with they connection 1,58 betweenthelink49fandthe arm oi bell .crank4r3.-This change of position is indi- ,catedy iniapartiallyl diagrammatic manner in Figs. 6 and 7 and it will be appreciated that .the shiftlever will now have a, fo rwardfmovevvment romfneutral.position rather than a backward one .as hereinafter explained.v

Referring-Y to.y ltheFigs-15, 6 and 7., F ig. 5

Spring 55has-beenfchangedto a compression Fig. drepresents the positionv ofy the parts when, the. pivots 4llandl58 have been interm15 the driveposition will be ir'stiwhile Fig. 7 represents thei` parts'with the pivots interl It will be obvious-that the-unitary control f Y -I-Qwilli. ro'dnce'an` alternate dri f ,th e., y Y 0f and'that-this-eonnection.between` the arn l5 P Ve o ed awhe'el" druimand'the power drum and that arwide 'range-,-v of speedsfor-both drums f as --wellgasfafchangeeof direction-oi drive for: the 1 wheelfedrum the variationfof speed fon-the of the throttle,

werdrnm is-"nobtainedv through the controlE- igo y i It will be further'appreciated"thatg a cone `trol offthis kind is not'liniited in v'itsi'ise Vto this combination yof elements but-will be y' may' be SubSlufed'for theVv rear winch and lthe wheel drum.A l

VIn order to use the wheel dri'imy either as a storage means for cablevor as an elementfor a'dragline combination, itwill be necessary to' lift it slightly ofl'theground for the pur- 16 P ose` of permitting itslrotationl This isfac-V complished bythe provision of a Vjack.

l/Vhile any form of jackV might-be usedl as an element of the drag line combination, the

y member 59l is a part ofthe attaching means one' chosen ispermanently mounted on the tractor, is shown on'the drawings,and will now be described. A clampl composed ortho of' the tractor and connects the side frame to the axle Vhousing through the medium of lthe screw bolt 60. u

From the lower clamp member 59is a lug 61 on whichfi's pivoted a stem62 bymeans of the yoke 63 and bolt 64E'. The stem'isscrew threaded and is Vmoveable with relation to e the stand 65 which comprises the legs 6G and vfeet 67. In the'starnd isjmounted aturn nut 68 acted upon by 'the handle 69 Vaidw'orlring on the screw threaded stempto lift ,orlowei the axle housingas will be apparent.` The collar ZO holds the nut upon lthe stand and the'h andle 69 is made as a removable part.V

It will be'scen'fromfan inspectionv of Fig. Il.' that thisV jackmaybe foldedup out of position and held there byany''suitable A means,v asa' hookv 7.1, during theftravel lof the tractor. Y f

from the foregoing detail: descriptiomthe l individualfunctions ofthe'several parts ought to bev apparent, and' there remains for a full and complete' disclosure only a recital Vof the' conjoint use of these parts in a drag vline ltractor winch combination, and to com- `V j nient briefly uponfthe usefulness of certain sub-combinations. l p Y In. drag line work, theoutha'ul Vline demands relatively rhigh speed as compared with the power line and is not necessary to be upon-'a `drum made asV strong as the power drum. The wheel drum of this disclosure is ample for this lpurpose and itsemployment n y `gear shift' control whereby a selective drive accomplishes ,these results. e

3 For the purposeof illustratingthe usefulness ofV-the invention, it will lbe supposed thattheftractorowner desires to haul gravel from gravel pit.-''I`he Vpower line will. be attached toascoopor the likegfand the fouthaul line 'after passing around an anchor '-pulley,lis--attachedvto the rear ofthe-scoop." M, A Shifting ofi the pinion* 22x` meshing for tractors# with the .winch l'gear and the lifting ofthe clutch lever will cause the power line to pull the scoop' forward untilit is illedaiidafter it has been filled enableit to convey. the scoop any distance'within the capacityfof the drinn in winding cable; f 1 y j fWhen the scoop' has f been. dumped, the unitary co'ntrolofthe shift lever and pinion is'operated, upona depression of theV tractor clutch; this will cause the transmission mech,-

anisinto be put into condition lto rotate they wheelwhen the clutch is again lifted. Upon the'application of powerto 4thettransmissioii the wheel drum willreturn the Vscoopv to its positionfor active duty. v j Y-Itnwill' be appreciated that the outhaul cable might come in either at the'upper part or the lower partof the wheel drum, Vdependent upon' whether the unitary control is positioned for a forward or a reverse drive. p It will be obvious that thejack provided will lift the-*wheel sufficient to enable the cover to be removed when lthelwheel drum will be fsulliciently on the-groundto permit 'of its successful operation. Although allithe elements described are useful in a drag line winch combination, vthese elements maybe used in'combination with "each other'in' other ways,-y andas` indicative of these additional uses,tlie followinginay be recited :j

- Instead of al winch onthe rear ofthe tractor a :saw m'igl'itlbe mounted which will be driven'from `theloelt pulley. shaft. In connection 'with `a saw7 it might .be desirable to bring 'uplogs tothe tractor; Then the sawyer can stop the 'movement of the -sawand throw in. the "tractor, wheel drum, for the'purpose of pulling up alog. 0r, it may be that instead of the wheel drum a'nulley drive might be-placed on the end ofthe tractor shaft aXle for-the purpose ofv driving asaw'mill'located 4Vata distance Vfrom thetractor 'and through means of a belt; 5 In that case, the winch could be employed asthe meansfor `conveying the logto the saw mill. In either of these cases,

the unitary control inconnectionwith some 'ofthe parts shown in: this application would vloeuseful as a sub-combination.-

Theuse'of the Wheel drumas a' transporting means for cable is independent of its use as an element'fof the drag line'combination. The jack asl an element of the tractor to loe f carriedby it wouldY be desirable for use in connection with :a cable'storing wheel.l

The facility pointed out on fthe extension fromthe belt pulley shaftyis a feature which i no might .be utilized in a varietyof equipment 1 Supposethat the tractori-s being' employed to Y` drag heavy pieces fof machinery over rough ground,V the operatorof'the winch can Y standto a side of the tractor while machinery is being pulled up to the tractor'throughthe power line ofthe winch'. To advance ,the

tractor to a new position, it vwill not be necessary for the operator to mount the ltractor if it is `equipped with the extension gear f shaft control here shown, as the mere pulling out of lthe pinion 22 from mesh will throw e the gear shaft into an active position. y'10 It will be appreciated. inthis connection that an extension clutchcontrol such as `has been repeatedly shown inpatentsvtofHarry S. Myers for tractor winches is'desirable inthis use. A 1

WhatA is claimed is: Y I. In a tractor-winch combination, a tractor, a plurality of separatehoist attachments mounted upon', the tractor, means for individually and directly driving each hoist from` the tractor power plant, and a unitary-de viceffor controlling the application of driving power alternately to said hoisting at- Y' tachments.

i common clutch, the release of vwhich cuts olf the drive from the hoist-attachments.

, 3.' In a tractor-winchcombination,a tractor comprising a power plant supplying` power to a belt pulley shaft and toa transmission mechanism for the tractive wheels, al

hoisting drum driven from the belt pulley g vshaft,.a second drum driven from the transaty mission mechanism, and means for controlling the power from the tractor to said y drums.y

4. In a tractor-winch' combination, a trac- .tor' comprising a power plant supplying power toa belt pulley shaftk and'to a trans- Y mission mechanism forl the tractive wheels, a

hoisting attachmentmounted upon the body of the tractor and-driven from the belt pulf ley7 shaft, a wheel drum mounted upon the end of an aXle-and revolved by the transmission mechanism, kanda device for controllingy the application of tractor power to said hoist- .ing attachment and to said wheel dru'malternately. c .l Y

5.1'I`he combinationspeciiedin claim 4' wherein the power-from the tractor is applied to the hoist attachment and wheel drum through a common clutch, the .release o f which cuts off the drivewfrom the tractor 6. The combination specified in claim 4 wherein the'power controlling device is selective to secure for the wheel drum any one of the several speeds of the transmission kmechanism. Y v

7. The combinationspecified in claim 4 wherein the wheel drum is a rsubstitute for one of the tractive wheels and is capable of being employed as a tractive wheel as well as a storage for cable in the travel of the tractor.

8. In a' tractor-winch combination, a tractor comprising a powerr plant supplying power toa belt pulley shaft and to a transmissionme'chanism vfor the tractive wheels, including a gear shift, and comprising also an aXleyhousing, a hoisting attachment mounted upon theV rear of the tractor and comprising a frame supporting active hoist elements powered from the belt pulley shaft,a wheel drum mounted upon the axle housing and receiving motion from the transmission mechanism, and suitable'controls forsaid hoisting attachment and wheel drum comprising an exterior gear shift for said tractor, a power cut-off for the active hoist elements, and connections between the gear shift and power from thebelt pulley shaft andthe transmission mechanism, and means for controlling the application of power to said pair of pieces of equipment comprising gear shift of the tractor, a cut-off for thepower of said belt pulley shaft, and connections between the gear shift and the power yout 0E whereby these are operable in unison.

1l. The combination of claim 12 wherein the connection between the gear shift and power cut off may be altered in relative positions to permit of a selective equipment drive' from the tractor transmission.

l2. Ina tractor equipment combination, a tractor comprising a power plant supplying power to a belt pulley shaft and to a transmissionl mechanism for the tractivewheels, a pair of pieces ofequipment comprising active elements ldesignedto be powered, respectively, from the elt pulley shaft and the transmission `mechanism and bearing the special relationship that when the active element-s yof 'one piece are powered thev active elementsof the other piece are inactive. andv means for controlling the alternate application of power to said pair of pieces of equipment comprising the gear shift of the tractor tures.' y

` FRANK L. YOUNG.

vWM. D. SHOEMAKER. 

